I bought this set over the holidays, and it's quite impressive.
His liner notes are too!

I'm a big fan of Mehldau and he does not disappoint on this one.

He played with a trio, the drummer was on a little of his CD, both were young (not Joey young, but early 20's).

Joey was quite impressive.

I believe he'll be out again next summer.

Saw Joey perform on October 1, holy cow, he really was great! I was amazed at his maturity, inventiveness, and his chops.
Really incredible. An old soul!

Holy cow! Just listening to the BGO broadcast..... he really is amazing.

Anybody heard this kid? Sounds good. Joey Alexander ARTIST SNAPSHOT: Joey Alexander Posted: Wed., May. 13, 2015 12:36:06 PM MST NEW YORK (CelebrityAccess) -- Indonesian jazz prodigy Joey Alexander has just released his debut CD "My Favorite Things," an impressive feat for someone who is ju...

I forgot about Egberto, he's been one of my favorites for years.....

Going to see Charles Lloyd with Bill Frisell on April 26.

Try Nels Petter Molvaer. His Hamada CD is trancy..... or is that trancey.

It was a mess.

We'll talk soon

I saw the posts on FB, but didn't see everything Wynton wrote, the photos brought tears to my eyes. I think this is one of the nicest things I've seen in a long time.

The Jacob Young is one of my favorites, and makes my list.

For me it's the piano trio. unless I'm feeling more up beat, then it's the organ trio with guitar and drums. unless I'm more in the mood for Tenor, Trumpet, Piano, Bass, and drums. BUT I love a swinging big band, occasionally Accordion, Cymbalom, and trumpet catch my fancy. But my favorite is the Te...

I don't log in as much as I used to, but a Three Suns Christmas tribute would be stellar!

Manhattan Transfer will perform in a tribute to Tim Hauser with another vocalist in his place.

Working on more more more.

Yoshi's San Francisco has some jazz shows coming! (I know that somewhere it said that there would be no more jazz.... but you can't believe everything you read) Greg Osby 4 - October 16 Miguel Zenon - November 16 Volcan (Rubalcaba, Gola, El Negro, Giovanni Hidalgo) - November 28 - 30 Dee Dee Bridgew...

Thanks everybody!

I'm pretty excited about this.

So, yes: in 90 - 120 days the name of the venue will change as will the menu etc.

As for the music, it's going to be great, I promise.

I have some great shows to announce very soon!

Went on a Jarrett jag....

Miles Davis "Cellar Door"
Keith Jarrett "Expectations"
Keith Jarrett "Belonging"

also:

Brad Mehldau "Highway Rider"
Steve Swallow "Out of the Woodwork"

You can judge for yourself. Chick and Herbie are touring together.

I love this CD, great ebb and flow, and incredible playing by all. The band is Chris Cheek - sax, Steve Cardenas - Guitar, Carla Bley - organ, Jorge Rossy - Drums. The music is a great journey, with song flowing into song, and lots of different moods and modes. They swing at times, and Steve anchors...

Kenny Barron with Ravi will be great.
I love the new Holland Prism band.
It's always a fun hang.... beach balls and all!

Saturday, June 14 3-11pm Dianne Reeves Jamie Cullum Celebrating George Duke! Starring Al Jarreau and Stanley Clarke with Ndugu Chancler; Paul Jackson Jr., Byron Miller and more - John Beasley, Musical Director Kenny Barron Trio with special guest Ravi Coltrane Arturo Sandoval Big Band Allen Stone Bu...

Valerie, I don't think I've heard him ever...... going on a CD outing this week, so will check him and others out.

I was actually ashamed that I had not heard most of the nominees.... I like Blanchard a lot, and should have heard his new CD> Buika I've heard and I love. New Gary Burton? I love Gary, should have heard it. Gerald Clayton can play, I like McBRide, and I'm a big Kenny Garrett fan although his CD's n...

Steve, I have a feeling you'd like the Wayne Shorter.

Jazz Field Best Improvised Jazz Solo Don't Run - Terence Blanchard, soloist Song For Maura - Paquito D'Rivera, soloist Song Without Words #4: Duet - Fred Hersch, soloist Stadium Jazz - Donny McCaslin, soloist Orbits - Wayne Shorter, soloist Best Jazz Vocal Album The World According To Andy Bey - And...

Just coming out of a no music spell.....

In the last week lots of Mehldau, Jarrett, and Metheny.

On my commute to work, the iphone shuffles, but seems to have favorites too.

Wayne Shorter, Kevin Eubanks, and Kurt Elling seem to come up in the rotation a lot.

I followed this on FB when it hit, or for a little while I did.... I tried with the video but found Alex to be one of the single mos boring, depressing souls I've ever seen on a video. His playing is not anything I enjoy either. There were quite a few posts about it on his FB page, he seems to be a ...